A Report On The Translation Of Investment: A History (Conclusion)

The translation material, Investment in the Twenty-First Century, is selected from the Investment: A History. By telling a story of investment from ancient times to today, it deeply narrates the process of investment democratization. This conclusion describes investment in the twenty-first century, mainly summarizes the process of investment democratization and also covers some concepts and theories of the investment,deepening readers’ understanding about investment democratization.The translation report mainly includes four parts: the description of translation task, the introduction to the translation process, case analysis and the summary of the translation. The first part relates to the translation task, material resource, the author,the work, and the significance of the selected material. And understanding the development of investment democratization plays a significant role in promoting the relationship between the China’s economy and the world,achieving effective interactions of investment market at home and abroad and ensuring efficient information exchange of the markets between China and the world. The second part mainly refers to an introduction of the translation process, which consists of the preparations for translation and the difficulties in the checking, polishing and confirming. The translator has read the translation material for several times and referred several books on Investment History. During the translation process, the translator adopted literal translation as well as free translation. After finishing the translation, the translator revised the work several times with the help of supervisor and classmates. The third part, which is the most important one, mainly analyzes some cases from the perspectives of lexicon, syntax, context and stylistic feature. In terms of vocabulary, the translation of professional terms and nouns is especially analyzed and studied. The final part is the summary of this translation practice.By writing this report, the translator not only knows more about the translation of investment democratization from English to Chinese, but also has a deeper understanding of translation, the translators’ responsibilities and attitude, which will lay solid preparations for the translator’s career promotion in the future.